The landing has been hard for the firearms industry as it adjusts to the new environment of lower firearms demand after several years of white-hot sales. Although the gunmakers themselves are still reporting robust numbers, the outlook they share is disappointing as it returns to more modest levels, even if gun sales remain above historical trends.
Although NICS checks have their limitations as a proxy for gun sales, the FBI data is generally considered a good industry barometer for demand. Over To keep up with rising demand, the industry's manufacturing capacity has expanded along with it.
As can be seen, production spiked in as gunmakers sought to catch up with demand in the wake of calls for more gun control following the Sandy Hook shootings, and then finding a stable, but steadily growing base afterwards. So which gunmakers are the biggest? It might be surprising to know just how far down the list some of the most well-known names in the industry are, along with those who produce some of the most popular firearms. For example, Beretta is No. Of course, three-quarters of the guns it made are pistols, but it also produced nearly 2, rifles and over 28, shotguns.
Similarly, Glock was ninth on the list with over , guns made, all of which were its famous pistols. Yet it was beaten out by some lesser-known manufacturers such as rifle manufacturer Henry Repeating Arms, which was eighth on the list with more than , firearms produced, and No. In fact, Maverick topped arguably better-known long arms manufacturer Savage Arms, which came in sixth place.
Filling out the next two spots were Sig Sauer at No. So that leaves us with our final two industry leaders. You can probably guess their names, but which one came out on top?
It came in second with almost 1. But the picture changes when you look at each product category. The gunmaker said that it increased total unit production by Ruger is in a strong position to come out on top again in , but there were also words of caution from the company. Through the years they started to produce other weapons like rifles and standard pistols, along with the ammunition.
For this moment it is one of the biggest gun producers in history. One of the oldest gun brands here founded years ago. One of the first guns it produced was the flintlock rifle, which was shown in the shooting match used by the builder himself. The quality of the build shocked the competitors and organization so, months later Remington joined the market as Remington Arms and started to produce its firearms to the public. Nowadays it operates as a part of Freedom Group which was founded in The main competitor of the 2 earlier mentioned brands.
In it became the largest overall gun producer in the USA. The first gun produced by Ruger was Ruger Standard, which was. The sales of it were so successful that it pushed the entire company forward. Today it produces various types of pistols and rifles well recognized around the globe, used by military and security services.
The first company of different origin on our list, and also one of the youngest. These two companies were created much earlier but decided to mix their forces to create something new. SIG Sauer is now well-known firearms brands around the globe, with many successful models used by various services and military.
Country of Origin: Germany Produces: various handguns and rifles, ammunition. Founded in Germany right after the WW2, formerly as machine tool producers. In after response to the German government it started manufacturing new weapons for Bundeswehr.
Country of Origin: Germany Produces: various firearms and weapons. A years old gun manufacturer from the USA with a very colorful history. Founded by Swedish emigrant it gained popularity with its small pistol called Brownie , which was designed for hunters and trappers for the humane killing of wounded animals. Nowadays the company is led by sons of the original founder and produce a wide range of firearms and scopes used around the globe.
We put Colt Defense on this list to honor its history and greatness. Because of bad decisions the company as far as we know the company is under bankruptcy state but still operating. The long story of this gun producer began with Colt First Model Ring Lever rifle, which was the first firearm produced in the company before it was named Colt Defense in Colt was the major weapons supplier for U.
Army from the s to first World War. Later it gained more popularity with AR, M16, and M4 carbines, which are still used to this day by various defense services in multiple countries. The international producer of small firearms and weapons which originates from Italy. Beretta was created earlier, in , but later it became part of the holding. The most popular models were Beretta 92F as M9 the basic short firearm used by U. Army and Beretta 92FS.
Berettas are very popular amongst the police are over the world because of their quality and durability. Country of Origin: Italy Produces: small firearms, clothing, optoelectronics, sporting goods. Springfield Armory was formerly the national gun manufacturer of USA. Since it developed and produced many recognizable weapons such as M pistol along with Colt and M model rifle, which are used to this day.
Nowadays under the license, it still produces the rebuilds of the classic weapons mostly for collectors and much newer firearms. Very old American gun producer, which played a role in the production of M pistol. It is best known for no longer produced Savage Model 99 lever action rifle, which was extremely popular amongst hunters and trappers, especially in Canada, where it was also used in first World War.
Nowadays it produces much more different firearms, and popular shotguns. Gun manufacturer from Tennessee, one of the youngest on our list. Mostly known for its powerful and very effective BMG sniper rifles, used by U. S Military. Operate to this day and producing sniper rifles, semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, optics, and ammunition, mostly for military use.
The interesting part in the history of this company is that it also produced cars for 35 years and motorcycles for 65 years for everyday use.
It is also known that the gun made in by this manufacturer Model was the one used for the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led to the first World War.
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